Passports Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Ceisteanna (42)

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

Ceist:

42. Deputy Aodhán Ó Ríordáin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the reason the renewal date for a new passport is not the date following on from the expiry date but rather the date from which you apply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19687/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade

The standards body for passport issuance, the International Civil Aviation Organisation, recommend that the maximum validity for passports should be ten years. As a result, it is necessary to commence the validity of new passports from the date of renewal rather than a future expiry date.